Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs Inkling (Xhigh)

Claude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback) vs Inkling (Xhigh). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback)Off the frontier
Intelligence
51.20
Total cost
$5242
Thinking MachinesInkling (Xhigh)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
25.00
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Fable 5.1 (High, Default Fallback)Inkling (Xhigh)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)51.225.0−51.2% Inkling (Xhigh) is 51.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$5,241.59Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)34.32s14.41s−58.0% Inkling (Xhigh) is 58.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$10.0 / $50.0$1.00 / $4.05
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Speech
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